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enThe Winter Bay is on the move again! Whale meat vessel sets off for Japanhttp://us.whales.org/blog/2015/08/winter-bay-is-on-move-again-whale-meat-vessel-sets-off-for-japan
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Sat, 01 Aug 2015 20:21:43 +0000vanessa.williams-grey12044 at http://us.whales.orgSome unusual whale sightings and a reminder of why we do what we dohttp://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/some-unusual-whale-sightings-and-reminder-of-why-we-do-what-we-do
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<p>My visit to the WDC North America office this past week was a tangible reminder of why Whale and Dolphin Conservation exists as an organization and how important it is for us to continue our efforts to protect whales and dolphins. </p>
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Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:54:39 +0000chris.butler-stroud12032 at http://us.whales.orgNepal’s forgotten dolphins ... http://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/nepals-forgotten-dolphins
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<p>Rivers in Nepal are treated as goddesses, so why are the creatures found within them not given the same reverence?</p>
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Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:15:50 +0000nicola.hodgins12031 at http://us.whales.orgToo many humpbacks? Hunt them! says Icelandic whalerhttp://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/too-many-humpbacks-hunt-them-says-icelandic-whaler
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Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:13:31 +0000vanessa.williams-grey12029 at http://us.whales.orgIceland’s government in disarray over whalinghttp://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/icelands-government-in-disarray-over-whaling
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Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:06:22 +0000vanessa.williams-grey12027 at http://us.whales.orgA round up of the sightings from the Scottish Dolphin Centre so far!http://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/round-up-of-sightings-from-scottish-dolphin-centre-so-far
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<p>Well what a season it has been so far! Firstly I would like to reintroduce myself, I am Aimee and I was last year’s residential guide and events volunteer and I am extremely happy to have returned for a second season as a staff member this time round, Scottish Dolphin Centre Guide. I did say I never wanted to leave!</p>
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Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:39:38 +0000aimee.burrows12023 at http://us.whales.orgOn the sea with Soundwatchhttp://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/on-sea-with-soundwatch
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<p>There’s a lot of talk about the <a href="//us.whales.org/blog/2014/11/brief-history-of-southern-residents">Southern Resident</a> orcas at this year’s <a href="//us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/gearing-up-for-superpod-4">Superpod</a>, and much of the focus is on their top threat: <a href="//us.whales.org/blog/2015/05/southern-residents-and-snake-river">prey depletion</a>.</p>
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Wed, 22 Jul 2015 21:50:39 +0000colleen.weiler12019 at http://us.whales.orgPCB pollution is still killing European porpoises despite banhttp://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/pcb-pollution-is-still-killing-european-porpoises-despite-ban
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<p>Reproductive dysfunction (including a longer calving interval, lower pregnancy rate and later maturation and higher rates of reproductive abnormalities) in UK <a href="//us.whales.org/species-guide/harbour-porpoise">harbour porpoises</a> may be related to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) exposure, according to <a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131085">a </a></p>
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Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:13:59 +0000sarah.dolman12016 at http://us.whales.orgBody Language in Bottlenose Dolphinshttp://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/body-language-in-bottlenose-dolphins
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<p>When you are involved in watching and studying bottlenose dolphin behaviour for any length of time, you begin to notice certain body positions that occur every so often and one that fascinates me is an activity known as “S” posturing.</p>
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Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:56:18 +0000charlie.phillips12009 at http://us.whales.orgGearing up for Superpod 4http://us.whales.org/blog/2015/07/gearing-up-for-superpod-4
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<p>Next week I am heading back to San Juan Island for the fourth annual <a href="http://www.orcasuperpod.com/">Superpod gathering</a>, a week of talks, events, Q&amp;A’s, whales, and a general celebration of all things orca. While <a href="//us.whales.org/blog/2014/07/its-boat-its-plane-its-superpod">past events</a> have primarily focused on captive orcas, the paradigm started to shift last year</p>
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Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:11:07 +0000colleen.weiler12007 at http://us.whales.org